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Sir Richard Branson has also warned that Virgin Atlantic will collapse unless it receives Government support.

Airlines around the world face a struggle to survive due to the pandemic.

British Airways is set to make up to 12,000 workers redundant, parent company IAG has announced.

The airline, which employs 42,000 people, has suffered from the global collapse in passenger numbers caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Just one in 10 people supports a Government bailout for the airline industry without strings attached to tackle climate pollution, a survey suggests.

Asked if airlines should get bailouts separate to existing support for businesses provided by the Government, just over a quarter (26%) backed such a move, and 37% opposed it, the poll found.

When it came to potential conditions for a bailout as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, only 11% said airlines should get cash from the Government regardless of their climate change policies.

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More than a third (35%) said money should only go to airlines if they adhered to the UK's international climate change commitments, and 28% were convinced there should be no bailouts.

The poll of 1,659 people by YouGov was conducted for climate campaign group Possible last week, before British Airways announced redundancies for up to 12,000 staff.

Possible is calling for any bailout of the airline industry to ensure employees receive at least the real living wage during the crisis, as well as a commitment to avoid lay-offs and support for workers to move to low-carbon industries.

Self-made man Richard Branson

The group said airlines must also be prevented from diverting bailout funds to dividends or share buybacks and must pay a "fair share of tax", including a frequent flyer levy.

They must be required to adopt short-term emissions reduction targets and explain how they will meet them without relying on offsets, the campaigners said.